longitude

Word family adjectivelongitudinaladverblongitudinallynounlongitude

Related topics: Geography

lon·gi·tude /ˈlɒndʒɪtjuːd $ ˈlɑːndʒɪtuːd/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

the distance east or west of a particular meridian (=imaginary line along the Earth’s surface from the North Pole to the South Pole), measured in degrees 经度 → latitude

The town lies at longitude 12° east.

这个镇位于东经12度。

→4 See picture of 见图 GLOBE →5 see picture at 见图 earth1

Examples from the Corpus

longitude• The time signals must originate from places of known latitude and longitude.• The town is at longitude 21° east.• In the course of their struggle to find longitude, scientists struck upon other discoveries that changed their view of the universe.• Perhaps there was a way to read longitude in the relative positions of the celestial bodies.

Origin longitude

(1300-1400) Latin longitudo “length”, from longus “long”

词汇	longitude
释义	longitude Word family adjectivelongitudinaladverblongitudinallynounlongitude Related topics: Geography lon·gi·tude /ˈlɒndʒɪtjuːd $ ˈlɑːndʒɪtuːd/ noun [countableC, uncountableU] the distance east or west of a particular meridian (=imaginary line along the Earth’s surface from the North Pole to the South Pole), measured in degrees 经度 → latitude The town lies at longitude 12° east. 这个镇位于东经12度。 →4 See picture of 见图 GLOBE →5 see picture at 见图 earth1 Examples from the Corpus longitude• The time signals must originate from places of known latitude and longitude.• The town is at longitude 21° east.• In the course of their struggle to find longitude, scientists struck upon other discoveries that changed their view of the universe.• Perhaps there was a way to read longitude in the relative positions of the celestial bodies. Origin longitude (1300-1400) Latin longitudo “length”, from longus “long”
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